Receptacle.



r No. 873,237. PATBNTEDDBG. 1o, 1907;l

J. A. HOFFMANN.

RBGEPTAC'LE. y l APPLICATION FILED I TQV. 27. 1906.

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'RBGBPTAGLR APPLIGATION FILED NOV. 27. 1906.

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JACOB A. HOFFMANN, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

REGEPTACLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB A. HOFFMANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Receptacle, of which the rfollowing is a speciiication.

This invention consists of a receptacle comprising a metal can and a bag adapted to rest in and removable from one side of the can.

The object of the invention is a receptacle adapted to receive refuse, waste paper, mail, etc. The receptacle is' designed for use upon public streets and stores, factories and other buildings.

The invention consists of a can open at the top and provided with a side door 'and a track-way, and a bag having at its upper end a frame adapted to slide upon said trackway and to serve as a sup ort for the bag and at the same time hold t e upper portion of the bag in open position.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the receptacle, the door being open and the bag in place. Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a frame forming apart of the receptacle and showing a slight modiiication in the shape of the supporting feet. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a simple form of frame for the bag. Figs. .4 and 5 are detail views oi hinged frames adapted to be used in connection with the bag. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section through the receptacle. Fig. 7 is a transverse section. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the bag in open position. Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the bag closed. Fig. 10' is a sectional view showing a modiiied form of top of the can. Fig. l1 is a perspective view illustrating a modiiication in the construction of the track.

In these drawings Arepresents the can, having an opening A in its top and a side door A2, the can being supported upon suitable foot portions A3. The frame-work of the can to which the sides, top and bottom are secured consists of four corner posts B, of.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 27. 1906. Serial No. 345.388.

Patented Dec. 10, 1'907.

and rear posts are connected by angle bars C which rest in the cut out portions B and form a track as will hereinafter appear. The l' frame is also braced by side' and bottom bars E, and one oi the side bars E, carries a hoop E which may iit over the post or may pass around a tree trunk and be bolted to the bar E. The bag F which may be of any iieXible material in its most simple form. has its upper edges secured to a stiff rectangular frame F provided on opposite sides with handles F2. In its preferred form the bag F is carried by a foldable frame G which consists of two pieces of wire angled and having their ends hooked together, and their opposite sides off-set as shown at G2, to form handleportions. The bag can also be secured to thin metal plates H of hoop iron hinged.to gether as shown at H and provided with handles H2.

In'Fig. 10, I have shown the can A provided with a hopper top K. In Fig. 11,I have shown a track J formed oi" parallel plates between which rollers J are journaled. In Fig. 2, I have shown the frame with two curved foot portions provided with lugs so that they can be secured to a floor. In Fig. 9, I have shown the bag F provided with a bottom handle F3 for use when the bag is being emptied.

The use of the device will be obvious. The frame Isupporting the bag is slipped into the trackway formed by the bars C, the frame sliding under the horizontally arranged bar D. When the bag is to be emptied the door A2 is opened and the bag slipped out of place and if a folding frame is used the bag may be closed while being carried to the place where its contents are to be dumped, and if desired a new bag may be inserted in place of the one removed.

The receptacle can be used in ofiices etc.

as receivers for mail matter, and by having a number oi interchangeable bags the device can always be ready for use no matter for what purpose it is utilized, a bag being withdrawn as soon as iilled and another inserted.v

When used in kitchens etc. for garbage a top and bottom may be provided which will prevent escape of any odors into the room.

While I have shown the device made oit' angled iron it will be obvious that ordinary hoop iron may be employed in the cheaper forms without departing in any way from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, corner posts of angled iron cut away on one What I claim as new and desire tO secure by side adjacent the top, angie iron connecting Letters Patent, is front and rear posts7 cross pieces7 the cross 1. A device of the kind described compiece connecting the front post being hori- 5 prising a can having a framework of angle zontal, and a bag having a frame adapted to iron, the front posts being out out adjacent slide under the last mentioned cross piece their upper ends, opposite side members of and upon the track formed by the angle iron the frame forming tracks alining With the connecting front and rear posts.

cut out portion of the posts, a rectangular JACOB Af HOFFMANN. l0 frame sliding on said tracks and a bag sup- Witnesses:

ported by said frame. AUGUST H. HOFFMANN,

2. A receptacle comprising a can having CONRAD HOFFMANN. 

